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Only thing that I could think of is that

Posted on: April 15, 2019 at 12:36:21 CT

Mormad MU

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people of color, the emphasis is on "people" (i.e. human) whereas "colored people" puts the emphasis on color first.

I don't know if that's the rationale or not but it's the only explanation that I can think of.

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Someone should alert the NAACP - JG A - 4/15 12:22:12

RE: Someone should alert the NAACP - MOCO SON MU - 4/15 12:52:43

Can a linguistics expert explain how people of color - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:32:41

Only thing that I could think of is that - Mormad MU - 4/15 12:36:21

Person first language is preferred (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 12:36:20

Lol what??? (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/15 12:53:46

RE: Lol what??? (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 13:10:01

Based on what reasoning? People is the pronoun, color is the - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:38:14

The emphasis on the person first, rather than a qualifier - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 12:40:43

Who complains about that are persons of abject stupidity(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:43:27

Freakin stupid - Uncle Fester USMC - 4/15 12:41:50

Then don't use the language in the way I explained - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 12:42:55

Ill stick with negro - Uncle Fester USMC - 4/15 12:44:40

Why are they called blacks - Mormad MU - 4/15 12:43:29

That's incorrect, actually - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 12:44:19

That is also incorrect. Black is all colors when mixing - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:46:59

I wasn't talking about light (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 12:56:09

Well, our eyes take in light through the pupil and light - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 13:00:56

We're talking about skin color here - MrBlueSky MU - 4/15 13:09:12

Which is observed through light. So we are still talking - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 13:18:13

Then we should call them rainbows or spectrums - Mormad MU - 4/15 12:46:07

This could kick off conflict between sodomites an negroes - Uncle Fester USMC - 4/15 12:47:24

You guys are fixated on the sodomy stuff - Mormad MU - 4/15 12:49:31

Id be more than happy to let them be - Uncle Fester USMC - 4/15 12:51:55

Speak for yourself. I often make fun of Fester for being - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:51:50

You are marginalizing the eunuchs.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 4/15 12:49:02

People of color aren’t colored! Not sure her apology was - hokie VT - 4/15 12:31:16

You mean the NAAColoredP? This - GA Tiger MU - 4/15 12:25:58

Gee I wish I had thought of that - JG A - 4/15 12:27:54